In a weekend match on Saturday Jan 28th, in week 20, Maccabi Tel Aviv will travel to Petach-Tikva to battle Hapoel Tel Aviv in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Hapoel Tel Aviv sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Hapoel Katamon. Neither Hapoel Katamon nor Hapoel Tel Aviv could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Hapoel Tel Aviv is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while maccabi Tel Aviv sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Maccabi Haifa. P. Guiagon scored the first goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 45th minute, then Eran Zahavi added another in the 63rd minute In the end, Maccabi Haifa couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Tel Aviv ran away with the shutout win. Maccabi Tel Aviv should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Mon Oct 10th, Maccabi Tel Aviv won by a score of 3 to 0. Oscar Gluh struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 75th minute, then Eran Zahavi added another in the 80th minute on a feed from P. Guiagon In the end, Hapoel Tel Aviv couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Tel Aviv ran away with the shutout win.
Eran Zahavi has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored six goals for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Dan Einbinder has been the most effective weapon for Hapoel Tel Aviv lately. The Israeli midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.